On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 12:24:14AM +0000, Helen Faulkner wrote: > Note that this situation existing doesn't mean that there necessarily are > hostile/scary/condescending guys about, and it isn't the fault of > anyone in particular. Blame it on our societies, if you like, or on our > biology, or whatever theory you subscribe to :) But the situation existing > does > mean that if people want to do something about it, saying "well I treat > everyone > the same" may not mean very much, because you are treating everyone the same > in > a situation that inherently, for reasons beyond your control, favours one > group > of people (men) over another group (women). In that situation, if you want > things to change, you may have to consider altering your tactics somewhat. I > suggest that being aware that the problem exists is a good start :)
+5, Insightful. To that end, would it make sense to have *additionally* a closed/private mailing-list exclusively for women, so they could discuss Debian related things and express themselves freely without the fear of potentionally being put down by men? Note that I don't want to put women in a ghetto here, I'd applaud any effort to ease the life for women in Debian on the existing channels, but such a list might drop the entry barrier for women a bit. Just a thought, Michael -- Michael Banck Debian Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.advogato.org/person/mbanck/diary.html
